Anderton Posted May 18, 2000 Share Posted May 18, 2000 What are some of your favorite plug-ins? Ones that are exceptionally good, exceptionally fun, or represent really good value? Feel free to include commercial ones, freebies from the next, synth plug-ins, whatever. Let newbies know which ones to buy, and compare notes with plug-in veterans! Craig Anderton Educational site: http://www.craiganderton.org Music: http://www.youtube.com/thecraiganderton Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/craig_anderton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alphajerk Posted May 19, 2000 Share Posted May 19, 2000 pluggo, cant get enough of it. i cant since they offer new FREE ones every month. for $74, they are the best deal @. plus you cant build your own plugins. some of them have no rhyme or reason and some are indipensable. alphajerk FATcompilation "if god is truly just, i tremble for the fate of my country" -thomas jefferson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisencocasema.net Posted May 19, 2000 Share Posted May 19, 2000 Steinberg's GRM Tools are real fun to use and sound abnormal! Marco Raaphorst Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
makaipesteredmystic.com Posted May 19, 2000 Share Posted May 19, 2000 Steinberg's Karlette tape echo has a high fun factor, as does a plugin called Trancemitter. I also really like the built in efx in Cool Edit and the Timeworks Reverb. D Makai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackwon88 Posted May 19, 2000 Share Posted May 19, 2000 Waves Renaissance Compressor slams almost like the bigboys and of course my GML Super High Fidelity EQ plugin that I wish George would build in DirectX (HEY GEORGE!!!)... ES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lwilliam Posted May 24, 2000 Share Posted May 24, 2000 BombFactory's Voce Spin. I started making these very, er, embarrassingly suggestive noises when I plugged in a really fat DX patch and sped up the "rotor". C'mon, you guys have done it, too (oh..oh..oh..oh my gawd!) http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/smile.gif A very close 2nd is McDSP's CompressorBank. I used it in three different tunes before the demo expired. Now I'll just have to go out and buy the darn thing. ------------------ Larry W. Larry W. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderton Posted May 25, 2000 Author Share Posted May 25, 2000 Have any of you really evaluated reverb plug-ins? I've been using the DSP-FX and like it, but are there any reverbs out there that make you weep for joy? Craig Anderton Educational site: http://www.craiganderton.org Music: http://www.youtube.com/thecraiganderton Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/craig_anderton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alphajerk Posted May 25, 2000 Share Posted May 25, 2000 every reverb out there make me sick for the most part. they all sound so fake. i have been blending reverbs together to get past it but not really with plugins. even my lexicon doesnt sound that great, they all tend to sound metallic. ive been using my natural reverb (mike a sound source on the other end of the room or in stairwells) the alesis q2 however has a killer patch called summertime that is just blissful on guitar. its not a plugin but a cool patch. alphajerk FATcompilation "if god is truly just, i tremble for the fate of my country" -thomas jefferson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lwilliam Posted May 25, 2000 Share Posted May 25, 2000 I have the Digi's D-Verb, TC Native and Waves TrueVerb, and have seriously played with the demo of DUY's Z-Room. I still don't think I've heard a plugin 'verb that will stand up to a PCM91 or an M3000. I don't own either one, but I've spent some time with those units. They're the closest I've come to "tears of joy". What I THINK might be more comparable are the $500 hardware units like MPX-500 and the M-ONE. Since I haven't a/b'ed them with plugins, I couldn't say for sure. I haven't found a plugin 'verb that sounds better than my trusty E/V DRP-15, and even the LXP-1 can hold it's own with them - for the most part. Just my opinion, however. Others may differ... Sony has this new higher-end unit that uses samples of real rooms and somehow manipulates that environment with parameter controls. They toured the country sampling these famous studios and acoustic environments. I'd bet it's in a class by itself as far as realism. ------------------ Larry W. Larry W. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiMo Posted May 25, 2000 Share Posted May 25, 2000 Reverb: Timeworks and Ultrafunk (direct X) Comp: Timeworks mastering compressor and Li ultramaximzer (direct X) Strange: Orange Vocoder, Quadrafuzz and Fusion filter (direct X) SiMo - Entropia Studios http://i.am/simostudio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackwon88 Posted May 25, 2000 Share Posted May 25, 2000 this reverb is not bad at all and its free... http://www.dreampoint.co.uk Cakewalk's Sound stage is a cool reverb also... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 9, 2000 Share Posted June 9, 2000 Bruno/Reso saved my butt the other day. The client needed an other-worldly sound. Slammed down some distorted whammy Strat and fed that to Bruno and Reso. Case solved. Client happy. Don't use'm every day. But when I need them, nothing else gets it done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uh Clem Posted June 9, 2000 Share Posted June 9, 2000 Sonic Found Nouise Reduction 2.0 - I restored some old cassette 4-tracks mixes for my brother the other day and now we here reverb tails that I had no idea were there. Takes some work to learn how to get the most from it, but once you have it, it can work magic. Waves Ltd. Q10 Paragraphic EQ - also pretty indispenable for the above work - supernice multiband EQ. The TC Reverb Plug-in sounds OK if you really tweak on it - I have outboard Lexicon 81 and 91 which I think are not bad. My TC M3000 starts to get close to greatness. Amazing reverbs sounds - like a plate to die for - come from my Eventide Ltd Ed 4500. [This message has been edited by stevepow (edited 06-09-2000).] Steve Powell - Bull Moon Digital www.bullmoondigital.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 11, 2000 Share Posted June 11, 2000 Funny you mentioned it. I'm ordering the Sonic Foundry Noise Reduction plug-in on Monday. Any tips you have for getting the most out of it would be most appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uh Clem Posted June 11, 2000 Share Posted June 11, 2000 Best tip - and I think the manual mentions it - is multiple passes. I usually go with 2 or 3 getting a new noise print each time taking the noise down 20-30 dB each pass. Finding a good section of nothing but noise can also be a challenge. I've cheated and used similar noise from something else and gotten good results. Steve Powell - Bull Moon Digital www.bullmoondigital.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderton Posted June 12, 2000 Author Share Posted June 12, 2000 Originally posted by bfury@romp.com: Funny you mentioned it. I'm ordering the Sonic Foundry Noise Reduction plug-in on Monday. Any tips you have for getting the most out of it would be most appreciated! This is a program I use ALL the time. Don't forget that you can save noiseprints. For example, I do a lot of sampling with my Minidisc. Take a noise print of just the mic pre doing its thing, and you can save a lot of time by just calling it up and having it take out that element. It can also be a really cool effect if you take out large chunks of the signal and move the amount of reduction way down. You can get really psychedelic sounding vocals, if nothing else! It's also great for killing hum on guitar amps. Once you have the program, you get used to never cutting anything too close to the beginning or end, just in case you need to take a noise print. Craig Anderton Educational site: http://www.craiganderton.org Music: http://www.youtube.com/thecraiganderton Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/craig_anderton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uh Clem Posted June 12, 2000 Share Posted June 12, 2000 Craig, glad to here someone else is into that thing. Try Mode 0 of version 2 with exteme settings to get the swirly metallic sound - cool on vocals, sax,...Otherwise, Mode 2 seems more civil. I used it to get rid of some amp buzz just lately - I couldn't believe how well it worked. Steve Powell - Bull Moon Digital www.bullmoondigital.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderton Posted June 21, 2000 Author Share Posted June 21, 2000 Are any of you using instrument plug-ins, like the Prophet-5, Emagic sampler, LM4 drum machine, etc.? I'm not seeing much of a buzz about this but the concept seems cool. If you haven't tried these yet, are you interested in doing so? Craig Anderton Educational site: http://www.craiganderton.org Music: http://www.youtube.com/thecraiganderton Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/craig_anderton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 22, 2000 Share Posted June 22, 2000 I bought a copy of Cubasis VST to get my feet wet with Cubase (I'm mainly using Cakewalk) and to have a chance to play with the VST instruments. The Pro-5 demo is pretty cool, although the realtime latency in Cubasis is pretty sad - I don't think it's the Delta 66 soundcard. Midi playback works well, though. Great idea, I have to admit - I'm really tempted by the PPG Wave emulator - lots cheaper than a Microwave. [This message has been edited by drfuzz@aol.com (edited 06-22-2000).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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